This is my first episode after the summer break — and I have to say, getting back to the microphone was hard. Rather than pretend otherwise, I made the difficulty of starting the subject of the episode. And of course the sound is bad because my mic wasn't working. But I believe in doing things messy rather than not doing them at all. And I also believe in practicing what I preach.
I talk about how ADHD makes the act of beginning feel heavier than the work itself, and how I used to "borrow" other podcasters' energy before recording — something I now recognise as a form of masking. I share what genuinely helps me: long, uninterrupted stretches instead of start-stop weeks, moving my body and doing something creative in the morning, a space and tools I enjoy, and a healthy dose of urgency.
I also share what's coming this season: I'm turning my course into a lighter e-book, chapter by chapter, and each chapter becomes a podcast episode — one every two weeks, because that's what fits my capacity.
Then the heart of it: the invisible start. What you see online is never the beginning — the real start happens quietly, inside you. Using a toe-up sock as my example, I show how breaking things into tiny steps creates momentum, and how my Bullet Journal helps me choose what matters when everything feels urgent.
I hope you'll hear something that sounds familiar, so you know that moving forward comes in many shapes and forms. Yours too!
X Saskia